Late-breaking telexes from the craft spirit front byWayne Curtis, author of And a Bottle of Rum: A History of the New World in 10 Cocktails, columnist for Imbibe, and designated drinker for The Atlantic magazine.

Note to readers: St.-Germain is releasing a limited edition, faux-vintage, one-speed bicycle, which looks really, really cool. Don’t you think it would be really cool to have one of these to ride around your city, especially if your city were flat, like, say, New Orleans?

Also, St.-Germain liqueur is really, really good in cocktails. You should buy some, and then buy some more. It tastes like French alpine elderflowers, only better.